The total increase in some destinations reaches up to 40%, and traveling by boat seems like a mid-summer dream for many. “The prices of ferry tickets remain the same as last year”, said for his part, the president of the Greek Federation of Tourist and Travel Agencies, Lysandros Tsilidis.
“Prices have increased in many products, in energy, in fuel”, he added.
For her part, the travel agent, Anna Tezapsidou, says:
“Tourists usually choose the fast route, even if it is more expensive, because they don’t want to lose time from their vacation. A ticket from Piraeus to Ios costs the same as from Mykonos to Santorini.”
“Since January we have had many requests for tickets but many of them have not been booked,” he added.
As Mr. Tsilidis said: “Tickets between the Cyclades are expensive because the costs of arrival and departure from the ports are also included.”
With binoculars
Ferry tickets to the coast are very expensive, with the result that the average Greek citizen sees the islands through binoculars. A family of four needs an entire salary to travel to an island.
Expensive tickets are the first topic of discussion these days as Greeks plan where and when to go on holiday and realize that the bill won’t come because they have to dig into their pockets to enjoy some carefree days. On the other hand, there is no shortage of “strange” things because it appears that an island far from Piraeus like Crete is cheaper than a closer island like Milos.
The government and the Ministry of Shipping are looking at the situation with confusion as they ask the market to be free and content with the current recommendations. History repeats itself as the same thing happened last summer and the government was forced to intervene after a holiday, forcing the ferry companies to take some individual measures with special offers for families of three and four in the middle of summer, since of course before. the majority of travelers paid a salty price for their vacation.